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Hristiyan Pendikov, who was attacked in Ohrid, transported to Sofia onboard government plane

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By order of Bulgarian Prime Minister Galab Donev, the government plane "Falcon" transported to Bulgaria citizen of North Macedonia with Bulgarian self-awareness and secretary of the Bulgarian cultural center "Tsar Boris III", Hristiyan Pendikov, who was attacked last night in the city of Ohrid. He will receive the necessary treatment at the Medical Academy in Sofia.

Prime Minister Galab Donev has held a telephone conversation with his North Macedonian counterpart Dimitar Kovačevski over the vicious beating. He strongly condemned the serious criminal act. Prime Minister Kovačevski expressed readiness for a full investigation of the case and bringing the perpetrators to justice.




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